Fluid Bed (FB3) questions

[crappie josh]

im wanting to buy a Fluid Bed (FB3) to powder coat my crappie jigs but is it ready to use straight out of the box or do i need to buy an air compressor and paint cups and does it leave a nice uniform thin coat? any info would be great
thanks
crappie josh

[JSC]

When you order from TJs you get it all ready to go ... just plug it all in add paint and go for it.

JSC

[ifish]

CJ,
The FB3 is the best fluid bed out there. It has a vibrating platform with air pump.My friends use these to powder coat commercially. The cups are 3" so it takes a lot to fill them up. There are a few homemade ideas out there with smaller cups plus TJ'S Tackle has the smaller cups. Here are a few links.https://www.do-itmolds.com/prodpaint3.aspx?c=248
Welcome to TJ's Tackle

I made my own base and orderd a few cups from TJ'S Tackle. Air pump and valve came from the pet store and the pvc from the hardware store. Good luck with your system.

[brimreaper]

I know who really makes the best fluid bed out there..........................

[LedHed]

Cadman has a good tutorial in a ppt format - if you want to go that route - shoot him a PM. Cheap and easy to make.

[cadman]

CJ, Yes I do have a do it yourself tutorial, if you want to make one yourself. I have to give credit here to where credit is due. Actually when I first built mine, I got all my info from LedHed, a great help for me at that time. With that said I can't take credit for all of it, just for the part of making it a tutorial. If you want to buy one that's fine, TJ's has excellent fluid beds.

[flatfish46]

Search post for fluidbeds you find alot of info!

[Barnacle Bill]

I've never used one and don't have any problems. But then I don't make them in mass production either. maybe 100 at a time.

[JSC]

I've never used one and don't have any problems. But then I don't make them in mass production either. maybe 100 at a time.

Even if you are not mass producing them they help a lot ... a 100 at a time is about the most I do at a session .. better than dipping in the container ... Using the brush for multi color is great but I use the fluid bed for solid colors and for the under coat on multicolor stuff.

The Plans Cadman have will help you save a few bucks.

Hope that helps a little.

JSC